Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Post-War Ukraine

Alla Dmytrivna Kovalova 미래사회통합연구센터 2017 Journal of Conflict and Integration Vol.1 No.2

This paper outlines the reconciliation experience of some countries in overcoming people’s disunity after a military conflict. It seeks to identifyve rsatile features and tendencies in the activities of truth and reconciliation com missions. Peculiarities of the situation in Ukraine are clarified in order to dete rmine the best reconciliation practices in the post-war period. The retributive character of the court system and the absence of grassroots justice became obst acles to cope with abuses arising from war and to bridge disunited post-war Ukraine. For the Ukrainian case, it is suggested to establish a truth and reconciliation commission (TRC) by passing legislation, with national or mixed membership, selecting commissioners from a public-composed nomination list, introducing eligibility requirements and ineligibility criteria, and specifying conditions for granting amnesty on individual bases.

Prediction of micropollutant elimination during ozonation of a hospital wastewater effluent

Lee, Y.,Kovalova, L.,McArdell, C.S.,von Gunten, U. Pergamon Press 2014 Water research Vol.64 No.-

Determining optimal ozone doses for organic micropollutant elimination during wastewater ozonation is challenged by the presence of a large number of structurally diverse micropollutants for varying wastewater matrice compositions. A chemical kinetics approach based on ozone and hydroxyl radical (?OH) rate constant and measurements of ozone and ?OH exposures is proposed to predict the micropollutant elimination efficiency. To further test and validate the chemical kinetics approach, the elimination efficiency of 25 micropollutants present in a hospital wastewater effluent from a pilot-scale membrane bioreactor (MBR) were determined at pH 7.0 and 8.5 in bench-scale experiments with ozone alone and ozone combined with H<SUB>2</SUB>O<SUB>2</SUB> as a function of DOC-normalized specific ozone doses (gO<SUB>3</SUB>/gDOC). Furthermore, ozone and ?OH exposures, ?OH yields, and ?OH consumption rates were determined. Consistent eliminations as a function of gO<SUB>3</SUB>/gDOC were observed for micropollutants with similar ozone and ?OH rate constants. They could be classified into five groups having characteristic elimination patterns. By increasing the pH from 7.0 to 8.5, the elimination levels increased for the amine-containing micropollutants due to the increased apparent second-order ozone rate constants while decreased for most micropollutants due to the diminished ozone or ?OH exposures. Increased ?OH quenching by effluent organic matter and carbonate with increasing pH was responsible for the lower ?OH exposures. Upon H<SUB>2</SUB>O<SUB>2</SUB> addition, the elimination levels of the micropollutants slightly increased at pH 7 (<8%) while decreased considerably at pH 8.5 (up to 31%). The elimination efficiencies of the selected micropollutants could be predicted based on their ozone and ?OH rate constants (predicted or taken from literature) and the determined ozone and ?OH exposures. Reasonable agreements between the measured and predicted elimination levels were found, demonstrating that the proposed chemical kinetics method can be used for a generalized prediction of micropollutant elimination during wastewater ozonation. Out of 67 analyzed micropollutants, 56 were present in the tested hospital wastewater effluent. Two-thirds of the present micropollutants were found to be ozone-reactive and efficiently eliminated at low ozone doses (e.g., >80% for gO<SUB>3</SUB>/gDOC = 0.5).

Application Of Information Technologies In Network Mass Communication Media

Ulianova, Kateryna,Kovalova, Tetiana,Mostipan, Tetiana,Lysyniuk, Maryna,Parfeniuk, Ihor International Journal of Computer ScienceNetwork S 2021 International journal of computer science and netw Vol.21 No.12

The article examines one of the most important means of visualization of mass information on the Internet - information graphics in the broadest sense of the term as a visual technology for presenting mass information. The main objectives of the article are to determine the genre-typological features of infographics and basic technological principles; identification of features of creation and use of information graphics in modern network. Certain benefits of online infographic editors include savings in resources and time. They allow the user, who has basic PC skills, to create standardized infographics based on their own data. In addition, the use of online services develops visual thinking, allows you to get an idea of quality criteria and current trends in infographics, as well as to gain initial experience in the visual presentation of data.

Modeling of Regional Management of Innovation Activity: Personnel Policy, Financial and Credit and Foreign Economic Activity

Prylipko, Sergii,Vasylieva, Nataliia,Kovalova, Olena,Kulayets, Mariia,Bilous, Yana,Hnatenko, Iryna International Journal of Computer ScienceNetwork S 2021 International journal of computer science and netw Vol.21 No.11

The article proposes a method of modeling a comprehensive indicator for evaluating the effectiveness of regional management of innovation activity. This will make it possible to assess the effectiveness of personnel, financial and credit and foreign economic activity of the regions from the standpoint of an integrated approach. The modeling technique is proposed to be carried out using the tools of taxonomic analysis and the calculation of a complex indicator of the effectiveness of the innovation activity management.

Implementing Open Science Technology in Educational Activities of the UNESCO Centre, "Junior Academy of Science of Ukraine"

Kuzmenko, Halyna,Bratus, Ivan,Kovalova, Oksana,Halchenko, Maksym International Journal of Computer ScienceNetwork S 2022 International journal of computer science and netw Vol.22 No.1

This paper explores the opportunities for scholarly publishing as part of the educational activities of the system of extracurricular research and experimental education, UNESCO Category 2 Centre, "Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine" (hereinafter referred to as the JASU), using Open Journal Systems (hereinafter referred to as OJS) publishing platform. The purpose of the study was to identify and select a publishing model and substantiate the procedures for the launch of an OJS-based open-access student scholarly e-journal with a view of improving scholarly communication between gifted children from Ukraine and other countries.

Development FintechEcosystem: Evidence of European Countries for Ukraine

Fedyshyn, Maiia,Abramova, Alla,Morozova, Liudmyla,Lavrov, Ruslan,Kovalova, Olena,Malin, Oleksandr International Journal of Computer ScienceNetwork S 2022 International journal of computer science and netw Vol.22 No.2

The growth of digitalization processes around the world, covering almost all areas of human life, including the Fintech sector. In the field of financial technology, radical changes are taking place with increasing levels of automation, openness and consumer focus. In addition, in the context of the spread of coronavirus infection, quarantine and forced isolation, the role of digital technology is coming to the fore worldwide, including in Ukraine. The purpose of the article is to assess the development of Fintech ecosystem of European countries and outline the strategic parameters of domestic Fintech development. The study concluded that the investment raised for the Fintech industry increases annually and the quality and size of transactions gradually increases. Today, Fintech maintains its position as one of the most attractive markets for venture capitalists and the image of an industry with high potential, especially in the era of open banking. The most attractive markets for investors are mature markets, such as the United States, Germany and the United Kingdom, and the preferred niches for investment - the vertical of payments and lending. Trends in investment activity in terms of investing in financial technologies are studied. Moreover, investors prefer businesses that already have a significant scale or considerable potential to achieve it and become sustainable businesses.

Lack of Association between Polymorphisms in Genes MTHFR and MDR1 with Risk of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Kreile, Madara,Rots, Dmitrijs,Piekuse, Linda,Cebura, Elizabete,Grutupa, Marika,Kovalova, Zhanna,Lace, Baiba Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2014 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.15 No.22

Background: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a complex disease caused by interactions between hazardous exogenous or/and endogenous agents and many mild effect inherited susceptibility mutations. Some of them are known, but their functional roles still requireinvestigation. Age is a recognized risk factor; children with disease onset after the age of ten have worse prognosis, presumably also triggered by inherited factors. Materials and Methods: The MDR1 gene polymorphisms rs1045642, rs2032582 and MTHFR gene polymorphisms rs1801131 and rs1801133 were genotyped in 68 ALL patients in remission and 102 age and gender matched controls; parental DNA samples were also available for 42 probands. Results: No case control association was found between analyzed polymorphisms and a risk of childhood ALL development. Linkage disequilibrium was not observed in a family-based association study either. Only marginal association was observed between genetic marker rs2032582A and later disease onset (p=0.04). Conclusions: Our data suggest that late age of ALL onset could be triggered by mild effect common alleles.